教學大綱 Syllabus

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Sept 12: Introduction: Research Skills

Recommended Textbook: Patrick O'Neil, Karl J Fields, Don Share, Cases and Concepts in Comparative Politics, 2/E ,2021.

Kenneth Waltz, Man, the State, and War, 1959.

Snyder, R., Bruck, H., Sapin, B., Hudson, V. Foreign Policy Decision-Making, Revisited

Introduction: How to compare; what to compare

James Rosenau. 1968. “Comparative Foreign Policy: Fad, Fantasy or Field?”, International Studies Quarterly 12: 296–329.

Sept 19: Evolution of Comparative Foreign Policies

ch. 1 & ch. 2. in G. Bingham J. Powell, Jr., Russell J. Dalton, Kaare Strom, Comparative Politics Today: A World View, 11^th Edition, Pearson Education Limited, 2015. 雙葉書廊http://www.yehyeh.com.tw/bookeng.aspx?mode=dbview&sysid=00107184

James N. Rosenau, "Pre-theories and Theories of Foreign Policy," Barry R. Farrel, Approaches to Comparative and International Politics, Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1966.

Maurice A. East and Charles F. Hermann, Why Nations Act: Theoretical Perspectives for Comparative Foreign Policy Studies, Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 1978.

Sept 26:

James N. Rosenau, "Comparing Foreign Policies: Why, What, How," James N. Rosenau (ed.) Comparing Foreign Policies: Theories, Findings, and Methods, New York: Sage Publications, 1974, pp. 3-22. [327.072C738; 260319] http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~fczagare/PSC%20504/Rosenau.pdf

Two major strategies are used in comparative research

According to Adam Przeworski and Henry Teune, there are two different kinds of comparative analysis: a comparative study of two similar systems (Australia vs. Canada) vs. a comparative study of two most different systems (US vs. North Korea)

Oct 3: Hermann, Margaret G., Charles F. Hermann and Joe D. Hagan. 1987. “How Decision Units Shape Foreign Policy Behavior”, in Charles F. Hermann, Charles W. Kegley Jr. and James N. Rosenau (eds.), New Directions in the Study of Foreign Policy

Oct 10: Holiday

Oct 17: Vertical comparative analysis

Joanna Spear and Phil Williams, “Belief Systems and Foreign Policy: the Cases of Carter and Reagan, in Richard Little and Steve Smith, Belief Systems and International Relations, New York: Basil Blackwell Inc., 1988, pp. 190-208.

Roy C. Macridis (ed.) Foreign Policy in World Politics (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 8th edition, 1992.

To-hai Liou, “U.S.-South Korea Relations under Kim Dae-jung and Beyond,” Tamkang Journal of International Affairs（淡江國際研究期刊）, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2005, pp. 51-87.

Oct 24: Horizontal comparative analysis example

To-hai Liou, “Sino-US Strategic Tit-for-tat in Middle East and Saudi Hedging Strategy,” August 14, 2023, Institute of Chinese Communist Studies, https://iccs.org.tw/NewsContent/92

To-hai Liou, “The U.S.-China Race on the Great Chessboard is Undergoing Major Structural Changes,” News Commentary, Institute of Chinese Communist Studies, August 31, 2023, https://iccs.org.tw/NewsContent/100

Timur Dadabaev, “Chinese and Japanese Foreign Policies towards Central Asia from a Comparative Perspective,” The Pacific Review, 2014 Vol. 27, No. 1, 123–145, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpre20

劉德海，2023, 「臺商與韓商對東南亞産業合作之比較研究」，WTO研究，第36期,頁77-106。

Oct 31: Divided Nations Diplomacy: Taiwan vs. South Korea

To-hai Liou, 2015, “A Comparative Study of Sibling Policy of the Divided Nations: Taiwan versus South Korea,” The Journal of International Relations, No. XXXVIIII, pp. 107-151.

Divided Nations Diplomacy: North Korea vs. South Korea

To-hai Liou, " North Korea’s Diplomatic Strategies in the Post-Cold War Era: Fishing in the Troubled Water," International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2001, pp. 79-103. http://www.kinu.or.kr/report/report_02_01.jsp?page=2&num=38&mode=view&field=&text=&order=&dir=&bid=DATA03&ses=&category=11

 

Nov 7: Middle Power Diplomacy: Australia vs. Canada

劉德海，及早應對後安倍時代政經變化 | 名家觀點 | 專欄 | 經濟日報 (2022/07/13) https://money.udn.com/money/story/5629/6456465?from=edn_hottestlist_cate_side

“A free and open Indo-Pacific: With a single phrase, Shinzo Abe changed America's view of Asia and China,” CNN, July 21, 2022, https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/20/asia/shinzo-abe-legacy-china-japan-indo-pacific-intl-hnk/index.html

"Jacinda Ardern Strikes a Softer Tone on China," The Diplomat, August 2, 2022, https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/jacinda-ardern-strikes-a-softer-tone-on-china/            

名家觀點: 劉德海，大陸對澳洲打紐西蘭牌，經濟日報，2023年7月14日， https://money.udn.com/money/story/5629/7299321?from=edn_course_index

"The China-Australia Relationship Is Still Close to the Rocks,” foreign policy, JULY 6, 2023, https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/06/china-australia-diplomacy-sanctions/

"Australia’s China Strategy Under the Labor Party," The Diplomat, August 5, 2022,https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/australias-china-strategy-under-the-labor-party/     

"New Zealand Will Not Join the US Coalition Against China Anytime Soon," The Diplomat, July 6, 2022,https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/new-zealand-will-not-join-the-us-coalition-against-china-anytime-soon/

Albanese shows our strategic die is cast in American mould,” The Australian Financial Review, June 3, 2023,https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/albanese-s-shangri-la-s-address-shows-strategic-die-is-cast-in-american-mould-20230530-p5dccf

劉德海，2023, 「澳洲印太戰略軌跡」，WTO研究，第36期,頁1-51。

劉德海，2022, 「當前澳洲對太平洋地區島國的援助政策(Australia’s ODA Policy toward the Pacific Islands Countries)」，國際開發援助現場季刊 (Development Focus Quarterly) , 第8期,頁8-14。 https://icdfblog.org/2022/06/30/development_focus_quarterly_issue8_03/

To-hai Liou, "Deciphering Communist China’s South Pacific Policy via Comparing China’s Negotiation Approaches to Australia and New Zealand," News Commentary, Institute of Chinese Communist Studies, July 10, 2023, https://iccs.org.tw/NewsContent/84

澳洲的铁矿石盛世已过！还好：取而代之的还是矿资源，澳華網，2023年5月31日，https://www.chinesenews.net.au/navigator/oznews/66352.php

Richard Heydarian, “Australia must seize chance to reset relations with ASEAN states,” Nikkei Asia, September 1, 2022, https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Australia-must-seize-chance-to-reset-relations-with-ASEAN-states

“Editorial: Australia and Japan set to play Chinese trump card on Pacific trade alliance,” The Age, November 10, 2017, http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/australia-and-japan-set-to-play-chinese-trump-card-on-pacific-trade-alliance-20171110-gzj1ja.html

Derek Mcdougall, Australian Foreign Relations: Into the 21st century, Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Pearson Education Australia, 2008. 

Geoff Raby, "Labor must learn China is not going away," The Australian Financial Review, July 13, 2022,https://www.afr.com/world/asia/labor-must-learn-china-is-not-going-away-20220712-p5b132

Ben Scott , "What is Australia’s plan B for China?," The Australian Financial Review, July 15, 2022, https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/what-is-australia-s-plan-b-for-china-20220714-p5b1ih

Kim Nossal, "Middle Power Diplomacy in the Changing Asia-Pacific Order: Australia and Canada Compared," in Richard Leaver and James L. Richardson (eds) The Post-Cold War Order:Diagnoses and Prognoses, Allen & Unwin Australia Pty Ltd., 1993, pp. 210-223. [327.17P857;707624]

To-hai Liou, "A Comparative Study of Australia-Taiwan Relations and Australia-South Korea Relations since the 1990s," Journal of East Asian Affairs , Spring/Summer 2002, pp.172-191.

Andrew F. Cooper, Richard A. Higgott and Kim Nossal, Relocating Middle Powers: Australia and Canada in a Changing World Order, UBC Press, 1993.John W. Garver, “The China-India-U.S. Triangle: Strategic Relations in the Post-Cold War Era,” NBR(National Bureau of Asian Research)Analysis: Vol. 13, No. 5, October 2002, pp. 1-10.

Tom Keating, Canada and World Order: the Multilateralist Tradition in Canadian Foreign Policy, 2^nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 1-16.

Michael K. Hawes, “Canada, the United States , and Asia : shifting patterns and preferences in Canadian foreign policy,” Taiwanese Journal of WTO Studies, Vol. 12, pp. 93-123. http://www.wtostudy.nccu.edu.tw/publication/wtojn12/wtojn12.html

John Kirton, “Creating the North American Community: Canada, NAFTA and Regional Economic Integration,” Taiwanese Journal of WTO Studies, Vol. 12, pp. 41-92. http://www.wtostudy.nccu.edu.tw/publication/wtojn12/wtojn12%5B2%5D.html

Mark Manger, “Negotiating Asymmetry: Canada's Experience in the NAFTA Negotiations and Beyond,” Taiwanese Journal of WTO Studies, Vol. 12, pp. 125-151. http://www.wtostudy.nccu.edu.tw/publication/wtojn12/wtojn12.html

Nov 14: German Foreign Policy

名家觀點:劉德海，「全球南方崛起 爭國際話語權」，經濟日報，2023年8月28日，

https://money.udn.com/money/story/5629/7398264?from=edn_course_index

To-hai Liou, 2022, Chapter 4: The Romance of Three Economic Blocs: EU-China Economic Relations Evolving in an Era of Uncertainty, in Dean Karalekas, Fu-kuo Liu and Csaba Moldicz (eds) Middle-Power Responses to China’s BRI and America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, Emerald Publishing Limited, 53–72.  https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781801170239

"Russian gas cuts threaten to shut down Germany industry," The Australian Financial Review, July 19, 2022, https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/russian-gas-cuts-threaten-to-shutter-germany-industry-20220719-p5b2ne

"German industry under pressure to pivot from China," The Australian Financial Review, August 14, 2022, https://www.afr.com/world/europe/german-industry-under-pressure-to-pivot-from-china-20220811-p5b91c

"China is steadily wiping out German industry," Nikkei Asia, June 30, 2022,https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-is-steadily-wiping-out-German-industry?dicbo=v2-f300501fd897c254db30d0d36cf29b4f

Nov 21: Indian Foreign Policy

Ashoka Mody, "Unlike China, India cannot be an economic superpower," The Taipei Times, August 1, 2023, p. 9, https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/08/01/2003804047

Inside Apple's India dream, Nikkei Asia, August 2, 2023, https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/Inside-Apple-s-India-dream

Foxconn to invest $600m in India to make iPhone components, chip equipment, Nikkei Asia, August 3, 2023,   https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Foxconn-to-invest-600m-in-India-to-make-iPhone-components-chip-equipment

劉德海，2022, 「文在寅時代的南韓與印度政經關係」，WTO研究，第35期,頁1-38。

「印度幻想取代“世界工廠”中國」，韓民族日報，2023年7月10日，http://china.hani.co.kr/arti/international/12842.html

Powell, Dalton and Strom, Comparative Politics Today:11^th Edition, ch. 17.

John W. Garver, “The China-India-U.S. Triangle: Strategic Relations in the Post-Cold War Era,” NBR(National Bureau of Asian Research)Analysis: Vol. 13, No. 5, October 2002, pp. 1-10.

Sarah Y. Tong, “Comparing Trade Performance of China and India,” East Asian Policy (the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore): Jan-March 2009. Vol. 1, No. 1; pp. 60-73.

J.N.Dixit, “Indian Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges,” Taiwanese Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 1, 2007, pp. 1-12.

Nov 28:  A Comparative Study of India -Taiwan Economic Relations and India-South Korea Economic Relations

Foxconn withdraws from $19.5bn chip JV with India's Vedanta, Nikkei Asia, July 10, 2023, In 2022, https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Foxconn-withdraws-from-19.5bn-chip-JV-with-India-s-Vedanta

第二十期(2011)目錄http://www.wtostudy.nccu.edu.tw/publication/wtojn20/wtojn20.html

C. Raja Mohan, “Indian Foreign Policy In the Post-Cold War Era,” Taiwanese Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 1, 2007, pp. 13-26.

India's Japan-backed bullet train project gathers speed, Nikkei Asia, April 7, 2023,https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/India-s-Japan-backed-bullet-train-project-gathers-speed

Swaran Singh, “Factoring Taiwan in India's 'Look East' Policy: A Strategic Perspective,” Taiwanese Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 1, 2007, pp. 27-50.

Ashutosh Misra, “Emerging Trends in India-ASEAN Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism,” Taiwanese Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 1, 2007, pp. 67-98.

Sudhir T. Devare, India and Southeast Asia: Towards Security Convergence (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006.

http://www.bilaterals.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=159

Jojin V. John, “From Strategic Partnership to Special Strategic Partnership: India-South Korea Relations in 21^st Century,” The Journal of International Relations, No. XXXXIII, 2017, pp. 49-70.

Biswajit Nag and Debashis Charaborty, “India’s approach to Asian Economic Integration,” Taiwanese Journal of WTO Studies, Vol.V,  2006, pp. 67-127.

Dec 5: Vietnam’s Relations with Taiwan, South Korea, Japan in a comparative analysis

Carlyle A. Thayer, “Australia-Vietnam Relations: Enhancing the Comprehensive Partnership” Taiwanese Journal of Australian Studies, Vol. 11, 2015, pp. 1-51.

劉德海，2021, 「氣候變遷、破壞性創新與日本-中東政經關係(Climate Change, Disruptive Innovation and Japan- Middle East Economic Relations)」，WTO研究，第34期,頁41-77。

Dec 12: 名家觀點：美中俄三角關係的新演變, 2022/02/25, https://money.udn.com/money/story/5629/6122693?from=edn_subcatelist_cate; 亞歐合作新時代來臨, 2022/05/13, https://money.udn.com/money/story/5629/6309416

Dec 19: 名家觀點:劉德海，電動車浪潮 台廠機會來了，經濟日報，2023年5月30日，https://money.udn.com/money/story/5629/7199055?from=edn_course_index

劉德海，2022, 「展望尹錫悅總統時代南韓與波蘭、匈牙利的經貿關係(Prospects for South Korea’s Economic Relations with Hungary and Poland under President Yoon Suk-yeol)」，WTO研究，第35期,頁39-73。

To-hai Liou, 2022, South Korea and V4 in a New Asia-EU Era: Hungary and Poland as Dual Manufacturing Hubs, in the OBIC Book Series volume titled "Eurasia: An Emerging Concept?" Vol. 12, Oriental Business and Innovation Center, Budapest Business School, pp. 97-113. https://www.obic-bbs.hu/vol-12/

劉德海，2021, 「亞歐時代東北亞與中東歐國家關係：以韓國-波蘭經貿關係為例(Northeast Asia and V4 in a New Asia-EU Era: South Korea-Poland economic relationship as an example)」，WTO研究，第34期,頁1-40。

To-hai Liou, 2022, Chapter 4: The Romance of Three Economic Blocs: EU-China Economic Relations Evolving in an Era of Uncertainty, in Dean Karalekas, Fu-kuo Liu and Csaba Moldicz (eds) Middle-Power Responses to China’s BRI and America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, Emerald Publishing Limited, 53–72.  https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781801170239

Dec 26:   Oral Presentation (20 minutes for each presenter, ten minutes for each presentation, 10 minutes for Q&A)

Jan 2: Oral Presentation (4 students)

Jan 9: Oral Presentation (4 students)

References:

Ryan K Beasley, Juliet Kaarbo, Foreign policy in Comparative Perspective: Domestic and International Influences on State Behavior, 2nd Edition, CQ Press, 2012.